The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-08-19
MY BABIES.
"Reminiscences OF . Husband and
Father.

lNtIt WIS - tIiAS " utu lVBkt<A UYvu
the author Of "Helen's Babies as 4
confound--no. a consummate falsifier.
Ny wife says that nothing but the
purest and most refined language
should be used in the presence Of chill
dren. and that they are never too
young to be impressed BY the sounds
around them; consequently all-well.
I'll call them forcible-expressions.
have been avoided since the advent Of
Alphonse. our eldest boy; and since
the arrival Of belmont the most sub
dued and pathetic-looking man that
walks the streets Of c. answers TO
the name Of Pa" not only NJ our
house. but on the street. from back
yards and alleys. from anywhere and
everywhere. Now. as was saying.
instead Of looking upon the author as
q man who manufactured all Of those
yarns. I'm prepared 70 say the half
was never told. or else those young
sters were too saint-like to live to
mans estate
Why. only last week. from the hind
er end Of street-car. l heard shouts
Of "Papaw .Papar" and caught a
glimpse Of some little ragamuilins
who looked like. couldn't tell exactly
whom. but ! grinned with delight
when thought they are some other
fellows boys getting free ride. and
he. poor fellow. will soon be chasing
around after police officers. and their
whole ncighborhood will be IN IN up
rosr till the ..liitie dears" are found.
As the car passed me rather m pidly.
I did not give them second glance.
but soon found myself at the bank
where ! have the honor Of being cash
Ter. An hour later. when deep in con-
versation with the president and sew
eral Of the directors. with "Beg par
don for interruption. but you are
wanted Immediately. saw = big
brawnv policeman before me. who
said: John smith,"
My brain rcelcd. my knees shook,
and in the second that irtcryencd be-
fore the entire system collapsed. like a
drowning man l reviewed my whole
past life. Had l. in moment Of
alteration Of mind or somnambulisln.
robbed the bankP Concluding that /
had. I was just on. when I'm find pa
myself. Del" and ''Shut up, Alph,"
shouted in the next room. acted As =
tonic. and once more blood flowed
through my veins, and my heart At
tended to its legitimate business
The door opened. and the smiles Of
the company did not add to my com
placency a. l looked upon the boys.
who, after washing their faces in mo-
lasses. had covered the lower part with
pine needles (my wife intended TO use
them for stufIing . .'head rest"). and
made ''whiskers just ike papa .. they
said. and after accidentally killing one
Of the bantams bought the day be-
lore, they had pulled out the feathers
and oruamented their heads.
When the policeman took them In"
they told him they ''wcre going to the
bank to eco papa" and he. like : wise
nan-at least he thought himself one
-"concluded to accompany them and
save the distress Of the family. IL their
loss became known"
lgAve the man i've dollars, and told
Aim would double it II he would take
them - their mother Immediately.
That little job Of my hands, I went
back 20 business 70 b slightly an
noyed. however. BY the ecstatic OK
preston that had oversprcad the face
q Brown. the teller. who. I'm sure,
IA never quite forgiven me for win
ning Julia.
The moro I thought the moro
wrathy ! grew. and I decided that both
boys should b 6cggcd-severely
acgged-notwithstandIng had acute
secollcctions Of my own childhood.
and had thought 4 possible 70 greatly
improve upon Solomon's and my a.
Tiers method We had tried love
through thick and thin. though when
they were trying % pick out little
Aatharine's eyes my wife did shake
them. and when Alph tipped over tho
esep-ladder % get Del % she threatened
= whip him.